Ch 3: settings

Education settings

Early Intervention (0-3)

preschool

elementary school

high school

middle school

college/university

What percent of SLPs work in education

+50%

Healthcare settings

Hospitals

Residential Healthcare facilities

nonresidential healthcare facilites (outpatient)

Types of settings in a hospital

NICU

Acute care

• inpatient hospital care

Rehabilitation

Psychiatric hospitals

VA/ military hospitals

Settings in residential healthcare facilities

Skilled nursing facilites (SNF)

assisted living facilities

Types of nonresidential healthcare facilities (outpatiet)

speech and hearing clinic

docots office

• Voice at ENT

Home health

private practice

Early intervention

• healthcare or education depending on state

percent of SLPs in healthcare

39%

Private practice settings

allows SLPs to be entrepeneurial

May work alone or with large practice that employ staff and other professionals

manage business aspects like billing, marketing, contracting

Corporate SLP

Providing services to a company or its customers as a consultant

offer assessment and training in different aspects of communication

• speech sound production, fluency, voice, social communication

• presentation skills, accent modifications, interviewing skills, business writing, business communication etiquette

Local, state, and federal government agencies

Public health departments

uniformed services

• air force

• army

• navy

percent of SLPs in private practice

19%